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Rice criticises Kremlin’s grip on power
MOSCOW, Oct 13: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticised the extent of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power as human rights activists urged her to pressure Moscow ahead of upcoming elections.... 
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Computing’s next wave could be on shirts & shoes
BOSTON, Oct 13: From clothes riddled with sensors to name tags that detect our moods, computing’s next wave could unleash small devices that increasingly augment everyday activities with digital intelligence....
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Derailment of train kills 5, injures over 100 in BD
CHITTAGONG, Oct 13: An overcrowded train jumped the tracks in southern Bangladesh on Saturday, killing at least five passengers and injuring more than 100 others, a railway spokesman said.The...
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Malaysian ferry fire leaves 4 dead
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13: Four Malaysians drowned and five others were injured on Saturday when they jumped into the sea after their ferry caught fire, a news report said....
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Yemeni troops fight with opposition: two killed
SANAA, Oct 13: Two people were killed and eight wounded on Saturday when Yemeni security forces clashed with opposition activists planning a rally, opposition sources said....
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Deal clinched to end UK postal strike
LONDON, Oct 13: Britain’s Royal Mail and union leaders agreed in principle on Friday to end a dispute that has caused crippling postal service stoppages and disrupted businesses....
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Nine killed in Ukraine gas explosion
KIEV (Ukraine), Oct 13: A natural gas explosion ripped through an apartment building in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least nine people and damaging other nearby buildings, an emergency official said....
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Canada forms body to review Aghan mission
OTTAWA, Oct 13: Ottawa has set up an ‘independent panel’ to advise government on Canada’s future role in Afghanistan where its 71 soldiers have died since 2002....
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Brotherhood, police clash over prayer site
CAIRO, Oct 13: Dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members were arrested on Saturday after police fired tear gas at hundreds of worshippers in a northern Nile Delta city shortly before Ediul Fitr prayers, police and group’s website reported....
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Sri Lanka rights record slammed
COLOMBO, Oct 13: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, at the end of a five day visit to Sri Lanka has criticised the rights record of both the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels....
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Russia opposes Japan-US shield
TOKYO, Oct 13: Russia is concerned that a Japanese-US missile defence plan could be an effort to preserve military superiority, Moscow’s foreign minister said in a news interview published on Saturday....
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Thai king hospitalised
BANGKOK, Oct 13: Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Aduyadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch, was treated in hospital for eight hours on Saturday and a blood clot was found in his leg, the palace announced....
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Ottoman history haunts America
WASHINGTON: A massacre in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire has returned to haunt the United States, as ancient enmities fuse with modern political theatre to infuriate a crucial ally and imperil the Iraq war....
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Russia, US stuck in disagreement cycle
MOSCOW: Hoping for a breakthrough, US and Russian negotiators instead ended high-level talks at yet another impasse. The inability to bridge major differences on missile defence, arms control and Iran is...
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Overweight children prone to asthma, says study
NEW YORK: Overweight children seen in the ER for an asthma flare-up are more likely to be admitted to the hospital than their non-overweight peers, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics....
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Knights Templar near heresy reprieve after 700 years
VATICAN CITY: The Knights Templar, the medieval Christian military order accused of heresy and sexual misconduct, will soon be partly rehabilitated when the Vatican publishes trial documents it had closely guarded for 700 years....
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Tips for travellers on KT trail
A medieval Christian military order spawning myths and whispers of clandestine power that fuel best-sellers, the Knights Templar have captivated imaginations ever since they emerged from obscurity in the 1100s....
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Sanctions may weaken Myanmar military
WASHINGTON: Targeted sanctions against ruling generals could gradually ease the military junta’s grip on Myanmar and coax the regime into power-sharing talks with opposition leaders, analysts have said....
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Claims about Iraq turning point — wishful thinking
LONDON: It would be easy to assume from the reaction to the British premier Gordon Brown’s announcement this week of planned Basra troop reductions that Britain’s involvement in Iraq was as good as over....
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